Rick Strickert (Carlvehse)
Senior Member
Username: Carlvehse
Post Number: 10714
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 11:55 am: |    |
California heads toward hell in a handbasket
Excerpted from The Daily Signal June 13, 2023, article, "State Senator Tells Parents to Flee His Own State Amid Bill That Would Take Kids Away From Non-’Affirming’ Parents":
quote:A California state senator [Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita] told a gathered crowd of parents at the California Senate Judicial Committee to flee the state on June 13 during a hearing on a bill [AB957] which would put parents who don’t affirm their child’s “gender transition” in danger of child abuse charges. "I’m now in year 11 in the state legislature, and all the time we’re proposing policies to protect children. After 11 years, I’ve come to the conclusion that we need to start protecting parents.
"That’s just not happening.
"I’ve been here and witnessed a full frontal assault on charter schools, taking away parents’ choice in how their children are going to be educated to the detriment particularly of children of color.
"In recent years, we have put government bureaucrats between parents, children, and doctors when it comes to medical care—and now we have [AB 957] where if a parent does not support the ideology of the government, [children are] going to be taken away from the home… “In the past when we’ve had these discussions and I’ve seen parental rights atrophied—I’ve encouraged people to keep fighting,” the senator added. “I’ve changed my mind on that.”
“If you love your children, you need to flee California. You need to flee,” he said.
Excerpted from AB 957:
quote:This bill, for purposes of this provision, would include a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child.
SECTION 1. Section 3011 of the Family Code is amended to read:
3011. (a) In making a determination of the best interests of the child in a proceeding described in Section 3021, the court shall, among any other factors it finds relevant and consistent with Section 3020, consider all of the following:
(1) (A) The health, safety, and welfare of the child.
(B) As used in this paragraph, the health, safety, and welfare of the child includes a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity.
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(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the court shall not consider the sex, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation of a parent, legal guardian, or relative in determining the best interests of the child.
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